Open your house to the 2010 Tour of Homes

Open your house to the Tour of Homes :  Register Today

The Flatirons Tour of Homes will showcase the finest new and remodeled homes in the North Metro area. The thousands of potential home buyers expected to attend will not only be dreaming about which home to buy, but how to furnish, decorate, remodel, landscape and secure their dream come true.

For the first time in Tour history, all builders, developers and remodelers – regardless of membership with the Home Builders Association of Metro Denver – are eligible to enter homes in the Tour. So there’s no excuse for missing one of the HBA’s most action-packed events of the season.

The Tour will be better than ever this year.

In addition to the new unrestricted entry requirements, the Flatirons Tour of Homes will add categories to its Best of Tour contest this year. The categories will add more excitement to the Tour and allow us to effectively market the event to homebuyers from every demographic segment.

Participating homes can compete in one or more of the following categories:

• Best Luxury Living
• Best Active Adult Living
• Best Urban Living
• Best Starter Home
• Best Upgrade Home
• Best Remodel (less than $75,000 and  $75,000-plus)

In addition to awards for the categories listed above, a Best Green Home and Best of Show award will also be awarded. All entries will be judged by a panel of experts from the housing industry including architects, builders, consultants and new home marketing specialists.

What’s in it for you? Success.

“Markel Homes participates in the Flatirons Tour of Homes every year. We consistently get a great turn out of visitors,” asserts Asa J. Welch of Markel Homes. “We often receive residual traffic in the months that follow the Tour, as visitors always tell their friends about the places they’ve seen.”

“Sopris Homes has had tremendous success these past few years with the Flatirons Tour of Homes.We have sold one to two homes each and every year directly?elated to Tour visitors,” enthuses Jen Schell of Sopris Homes. “The promotion, sales results and ease of participation have made it the best marketing event we do all year.”

“The Home Builder Association of Metro Denver’s partnership with the Camera has always been the driving force behind the popularity and success of the Tour,” says Roger Reinhardt, executive vice president of the Flatirons Building Council. “We are thrilled that the Camera has gone the extra mile this year by agreeing to coordinate the event. They have also agreed to donate a percentage of the profits to the Flatirons Building Council, for which we are truly grateful. It’s going to be another blockbuster Tour, a great investment for area builders, developers and remodelers. Register your homes today.”

What’s in it for you? Benefits.

The Camera will support the Flatirons Tour of Homes with an aggressive marketing campaign valued at more than $80,000. Participate in the Tour, and you’ll benefit from:

• The presentation of your home(s) in the Camera’s full color Flatirons Tour of Homes Guide, including descriptions, floor plans and elevation photos. The Guide will be distributed in the Daily Camera, at participating Tour homes as well as select locations throughout the North Metro area.
• Advertising in the print and online editions of the Camera, Colorado Daily, Longmont Ledger, Broomfield Enterprise, Estes Park Trail-Gazette and Denver Post, as well as social marketing efforts via Twitter and Facebook.
• Complimentary photographs of your home(s), including one front exterior elevation photo and three interior virtual tour photos by professional photographer and HBA member Philip Wegener.
• A complete online builder profile page on FlatironsTourOfHomes.com, which will be available for home shoppers for a full year and include your company logo, contact information and Tour details (home profiles, exterior elevation photographs, interior panoramic photographs, directions and maps).
• A FlatironsTourOfHomes.com link for use in your marketing.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect with the future owners of your homes. Register online at FlatironsTourOfHomes.com or call Mary Romano at 303.473.1450.

Entry Fee & Registration Deadline

Cancellations &?Changes
The Tour of Homes Committee reserves the right to deny participation from any applicant. No refunds will be given for cancellations received after July 5. Transfers to another home will be at the discretion of the Tour Committee. Homes not available for showing at the time of the Tour will be bannered with “Not Available for Showing.”

Requirements for Builders/Developers/Remodelers
The following forms must be completed and submitted by deadline:

• Registration with payment by July 2
• Home Profile by July 21
• Copyright Agreement by July 21
• Homeowners Application, if applicable, by July 21
• A Certificate of Liability Insurance listing the member company as the insured with coverage through Sept. 6, 2010. Copy due by July 21
• Certificate of Occupancy or Final Inspection Permit by July 21

Regulations for Builders/Developers/Remodelers

• Staff the home from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each Tour day (Sept. 18, 19, 25 and 26).
• Homes must have fine grading, trash removal and public access.
• Provide and refresh throughout each Tour Day one public restroom facility with ample toilet paper, hand soap and hand towels.
• Homes must be presentable to the public on Tour Days and cleaned after each Tour Day.
• Protect furnishings and counters in high traffic areas by utilizing vinyl or carpet runners or shoe covers.
• Prevent access to areas that may be unsafe or hazardous. Store all unsafe or hazardous materials in area(s) not accessible to the public.
• All seminars, marketing material and events taking place inside the Tour Home must be approved prior to planning by the Tour of Homes committee.
• We strongly encourage you to decorate and furnish your home. If you need assistance, please contact Mary Romano at 303.473.1450 or romanom@dailycamera.com.

Additional Regulations for New Home Builders/Developers
New homes with a homeowner participation agreement cannot have a Certificate of Occupancy prior to August 1, 2010.

Additional Regulations for Remodelers

• All homes featured must have been remodeled no earlier than three years prior to registration deadline.
• Areas not remodeled must be roped or closed off.

Marketing Deliverables
Please submit the following materials by July 21. You may submit online at FlatironsTourOfHomes.com

• Company logo (must be at least 300 dpi TIF or EPS file, all fonts embedded, CMYK, black built as 100% black)
• Floor plans (must be at least 300 dpi TIF or EPS file, all fonts embedded, CMYK, black built as 100% black)
• Photo or rendering of the home. Before and after photographs recommended for remodeled home entries (must be at least 300 dpi TIF or EPS file, CMYK).

Philip Wegener Photography will notify you to schedule the photo session for your Tour home. All appointments must be scheduled and completed prior to July 26.